New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-09

fortunate reputation did the house have Then came
the awful disaster of the Brooklyn Theatre fire.
Among other Consequences OF this was my finding N.Y.
self with company on my hands and no theatre for
them to play in. In this iunctare 1 received an
S ecr 9% than PG mol Sr "d D sn oa "
square Theatre Company played surprisingly good
engagement at tie Grand Opera House. Then others
followed suit. Dion Bouccault went there and played
to enormous business. SO did Lester Walack did
hosts OF stars. until at length the place regarded
as being OF the most profitable theatres in the city
for Eve years at about $4,000 year. Then jaw
Gould secured the property and the lease ran out The
rent was Immediately raised and the former essee4,
hnkng PlO 100 year too great an addition TO tbeent
hr Abbey took il their heads. The after history
you know "a we'll |. 1t is still, believe even at
an increased rental profitable place As any IN the
CITY, bat doubt II any other could rival IL. We have
too many theatres. Counting Brooklyn and Jersey
City we have pnpulat on two and a halt millions
or thereabouts and thirtyve 20 forty theatres
more than they have in London. Lar theatres sell
dom pay, tmnk. Take the Porte st Martin, The
World-kuown type OF ITS class ! am told that NJ.
Duchesnll 2000,0 900 francs in Paris. and it Is
only the Influence OF Sardou which keeps Inn going
For the past two weeks Mr.. Harrigan aud his cum-
pany haze been busy rehearsng their play, but
IS not likely that The OReagans will be taken of
before the end of this month This week." said the
manager yesterday, We passed our hundredth night.
but tn TX the time for making a display fuss about
such a happening has gone by am glad to say,
however, that during the Whole OF this run we have
theatre in town. Ii we had not another play ready
think we could easily run The OReagans with profit
through the remainder of this Our new play
Will be more elaborate regards scenery and mechani
cal effects than anything have done at this theatre.
have by the way just finished making out our tour
for the summer, which may bo of interest 90 you At
the beginning OF May play three weeks in Brooklyn
ana follow that with two weeks in Philadelphia. ono
IN Pttsburg and two IN Chicago. Then we visit Dos
Moines, Omaha. Council Bluffs, Lincoln st. Joseph.
Cheyenne and Salt Lake City, We then get to San
francisco, which Mr. llarrgan has not visited tor
eight years. and stay there for six weeks"
Mr. Dockstader has recovered from his throat
trouble and now appears ut every performance. lie
had this TO say yesterday about his plans aud dongs
we played last week to total Of $4,000 which
for theatre the size of this is phenomenal business
This week will not fall far short of the receipts.
We not rendered lazy by good fortune, how
ever and have several novelties for the coming week
Next week we Introduce timely and good humored
skt on the National Opera Company under the title OF
Thomas Much Mad En- We also give an Irish
Minuet.' In a week tw) We shall give bu lesque
on Sir Charles Young's play called Jim the Pieman.'
found the piece difficult one to burlesque without
descending to vulgarity, but hope we have been suo
cossiul By the way, the bonnet-removng fashion
has descended IA in full force. Nearly "a Lozen
ladies removed their hats or bonnets last night and
hs We been flooded with reque for ladies' cloak
room. We going to find room tor one II we have 10
go upon tho roof for Ii, which seems about the only
vacant place there is in this bandbox OF theatre
81 have been agrceaby surprised" said Rudolph
AronsOn yesterday, at the eagerness with which my
appeals tor assistance tho Actors Fund Benefit per-
formance have been greeted. have received cordial
offers assistance from nearly every welknown actor
and the city well from singers OF pron
nencs. Tho floral booths i'll, think DO a success
and shall give souvenirs consisting of pretty little
miniature billboard TO serve mementO of the coca
sion. During the intermissions Prince Esterhazy's
hungarian Band will perform Will also my own or
chestra, which will be specially Reinforced" list CT
those who had promised TO ASSIST was shown by Mr.
Aronson md included the names OF Lilli Lehman.
Nine CavaIazzi Albert Niemann Adolf Robinson,
Emil Fischer, Anton Seid and Walter Damroseh all
from tho metropolitan Opera House-and Rosina
HoKe' Gorga Cayvah ys arm, iga amis 5aIso
Edward Harrigan, Robert H. Mantell John Mack
ay, Lew Dockstalcr. Jesse Williams and Max Free
man The performance will take place January 70 and
the sale OF seats begins tomorrow morning.
a. Miss Helen Hastings" says MI. Cooper, that aot-
ress's manager. will make her first appearance in
Pen and Lux, comedy by an nglish author. Her
part that of young GIRL line Of character in whioh
she has been considered particularly successful The
scene is laid In America, where Phyllis, the heroine.
and Aristartus Brent an old journalist. arrive from
England. Brent Will be played by w. j. Ferguson,
who promises to make an excellent character out OF
tho part Miss Hastings intended to begin her season IN
a play by Brander Matthews and George Jessup, but
" hen IL finished II found that clever 1t
the part did not suit her exactly"
al am going to make experiment" said Frederick |
Warde. tho young tragodIan, who 10 town last
week. am going TO try TO make tragedy attract
i've 10 the ordinary theatrc-goer as bad meodrana.
by int oducng ballet and a certain amount of spec
tacular eneot shall try 70 show that tragedy need
necessarily be all heas mess aud dulneas Sero lsy
speaking, III nix the has the right to call all
the arts assst HIM in making his creations effect
i've On Monday produce a version OF II GladIa-
torre made for me by Leonard Outram under the |
title OF Galba' shall employ in its representation
about 100 people, including band Of baet-dancers.
The scenery has all been specially prepared and am
curious TO how my ehOrt Will he received. have /
gathered good and enthusiastic company, including /
c. ID. Herman, Howard Kyle, Emmie Wlmot and |
Eugeuo Blair.
Clusters Charge" appears to have proved success
at the Wild West show, despite the exceptions taken
to it by people representing tragic event too
nearly connected with persons Yet living Steele Mack
aye said yesterday that tho Increase in the attendance
al tho Madison Square Garden since it's production has
been marked He added that there was every prOba-
bty of the organization remaining IN New ork until
it leaves Tor England. II ia not yet positively certain
where they will perform when they reach London,
but this matter Will probably soon be settled the
arrival here In a week two OF Nate Salisbury. Mr..
Mackaye. by the way denied positively that he had
cused Mr.. Wallack OF breach of faith in producing
:. iIarbor Lights" instead OF MIckaye's new play.
. ANARCHY" lie said /" Mr.. Walldek and could not
agree a. the most fitting manner In which to cast
the piece and In the meantime he made arrangements
for playing llarbor Lishts. am IN no harry aud am
quito content to keep my play little longer in my
own possession"
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